The Diary of a Chambermaid
Comical yet not funny, equal-opportunity in its portrayal of human folly, artificial in the extreme.
Movies
Semiotics in/of movies…
Dazed and Confused
Single-night movies aren’t snapshots, they’re moonlit summoning rituals.
A Bucket of Blood
Beatnik gives us anti-highbrow Beat-ness without the exaltation.
Robocop
How best to convey the pathos and tragedy of the Ex-Ex-Human Condition?
Rock’n’Roll High School
Losers don’t know how to behave triumphantly when they win.